Brussels, 20 February 2024 - I-European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), eyaziwa njengenhlangano ye-EU yenhlangano yomphakathi ehlelekile, wakhipha isexwayiso esibi mayelana nenkinga yezindlu ekhulayo eYurophu, ethinta ikakhulukazi amaqembu asengozini kanye nabantu abasha. Ngesikhathi sengqungquthela yezinga eliphezulu eBrussels, i-EESC yagcizelela ukuphuthuma kwalesi simo, igcizelela isidingo sempendulo ehlelekile ye-EU yonkana ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukufinyelela ezindlini ezihloniphekile nezithengekayo kubo bonke.
The inkinga yezindlu, okubonakala ngokwanda kokungakwazi kwabantu baseYurophu ukuthola indawo yokuhlala engabizi futhi eyanele, kuholela emiphumeleni eminingi emibi ehlanganisa ukungavikeleki kwezindlu, izinkinga zezempilo, nokwanda kokonakala kwendawo ezungezile. Ingqungquthela ye-EESC yagqamisa umthelela oxubile wale nkinga, igcizelela ukuthi izindlu azizona nje izindleko ezinkulu zemizi eminingi kodwa futhi ziyisici esinqumayo sokubumbana komphakathi kanye nezindawo ngaphakathi kwe-EU.
Ucwaningo lwakamuva, oluhlanganisa nolunye oluvela ku-Eurofound, luveza ukuthi le nkinga ithinta ngokulinganayo abantu abasha, ibambezela ukushintshela ekuphileni okuzimele futhi ibhebhethekisa ukungalingani kwezizukulwane. Amazwe afana neSpain, Croatia, Italy, namanye abone ukwanda okukhulu kwenani lentsha ehlala nabazali bayo, okubonisa ukujula kwale nkinga.
I-EESC kudala ikhuthaza ukuthi kubhekwane nezindaba zezindlu ku-EU yonkana. Ngo-2020, yacela uhlelo lokusebenza lwaseYurophu mayelana nezindlu, iphakamisa izinyathelo zokwandisa ukuhlinzekwa kwezindlu zomphakathi nezingabizi kakhulu kanye nokulwa nokungabi namakhaya. Nakuba inqubomgomo yezindlu ingumthwalo kazwelonke, izincomo ze-EESC zihlose ukugqugquzela indlela ehlangene yaseYurophu kule nkinga.
Phakathi kwezinyathelo ezihlongozwayo ukuhlelwa kwengqungquthela yaminyaka yonke ye-EU yezindlu ezithengekayo, ukusungulwa kwelungelo lomhlaba wonke lokuthola izindlu ngemithetho ethile, nokudalwa kwesikhwama saseYurophu sokutshala imali ezindlini ezithengekayo. Lezi ziphakamiso kuhloswe ngazo ukuhlanganisa ababambiqhaza kuwo wonke amazinga, kusukela endaweni kuya e-EU yonkana, ukuze kubhekwane nokushoda kwezindlu ngempumelelo.
Le ngqungquthela ibonise ukuphawula kwezikhulumi ezisezingeni eliphezulu, okuhlanganisa noMongameli we-EESC u-Oliver Röpke, owagcizelela indima yezinhlangano zomphakathi ekukhuthazeni izinqubomgomo zezindlu ezithengekayo. UKhomishani WaseYurophu Wezemisebenzi Namalungelo Ezenhlalakahle, uNicolas Schmit, uvume inkimbinkimbi yokuqinisekisa ukufinyelela ezindlini ezithengekayo kodwa wagcizelela isidingo sakho se-Social Europe eqinile. U-MEP u-Estrella Durá Ferrandis ucele isu elididiyelwe le-EU lezindlu zomphakathi, zomphakathi, nezithengekayo, kuyilapho uChristophe Collignon, uNgqongqoshe Wezezindlu Neziphathimandla Zasendaweni waseWallonia, egqamisa izindlu njengelungelo eliyisisekelo elibalulekile ekuvimbeleni ukungabi namakhaya kanye nokukhuthaza ukubumbana komphakathi.
I-EESC ihlela ukuhlanganisa izincomo zayo futhi izethule eNgqungqutheleni Yongqongqoshe Bezezindlu ezayo e-Liège, ihlose ukubeka inkinga yezindlu ku-ajenda yePhalamende elisha laseYurophu kanye neKhomishini ka-2024-2029. Lesi sinyathelo asifuni nje kuphela ukubhekana nezinselele ezikhona manje kodwa futhi nokubeka isisekelo sezixazululo zesikhathi eside zokuqinisekisa ukuthi ukufinyelela ezindlini ezisezingeni eliphezulu nezithengekayo kuba yinto engokoqobo kubo bonke abantu baseYurophu.
